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fetter

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  1. hamper                
 
1. fet.ter \'fet-*r\ n [ME feter, fr. OE; akin to OE fo-t foot] 1: a chain 
   or shackle for the feet  2: something that confines : RESTRAINT 
2. fetter vt 1: to put fetters on : SHACKLE  2: to restrain from motion or 
   action : CONFINE